Father of Stephen Lawrence criticises police chiefs’ race plan

Dr Neville Lawrence said of institutional racism: ‘If you don’t admit to something, how are you going to fix it?’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

The father of Stephen Lawrence has criticised police chiefs for their new race plan, accusing them of failing to listen and saying they are doomed to repeat the same mistakes.

Dr Neville Lawrence was speaking after police chiefs unveiled a scheme they claim will repair relations with Britain’s black communities.